What is a Gradient tool?
Gradient tool creates gradients meaning it seamlessly blends different colors. There are presets, or you can make your own with multiple colors. You can make diamond radial reflected, angular, and linear shape gradients.
Where is the Gradient tool/shortcut key?
It is situated on the left side of Photoshop with on the toolbar. Shortcut key for gradient tool- g.
How to use gradients tool?
How to use Gradient Presets?
When you press g, gradient options appear on top (below menu bar)
You will see a rectangle shape color box. Double click on the box, and the gradient editor box will open.
Here you can see tons of preset options. These presets have different color shades like purples, pinks, greens, pastels, red. Click on the drop-down button of each preset, and you will see different gradients.
You can even customize the presets according to your liking. When you select any gradient, you will see the colors used in the box shown at the bottom.
There are little squares on all four corners of the box. You can click, hold and drag them, and you will see that the amount of left side color increases if you drag the square from left to right and vice versa.
How to customize Gradients?
You can also change the gradient color. Click on the bottom square of the right or left side. If you click on the bottom square, a color picker box opens from where you can choose any color.
Adding colors to the Gradient
You can also add color to your gradient if you click inside the gradient preview box. A square will appear on the bottom just like the other two squares. Now you can change the color by clicking on the square. Adjust it, and that is it your gradient is ready. Click okay.
Types of Gradients
- Linear
- Radial
- Angle
- Reflected
- Diamond
Here you can choose the gradient type from the top of the panel. After selecting the gradient type, double click, press, hold and drag the line from right to left or left to right. The longer the line, the smoother your transition of colors will look, and the shorter the line, the harder the transition will be.
Note
- Keep the opacity at 100%
- Dither and transparent checked
- You can also reverse the gradient
How to change the color of the gradient which has been applied?
- Double click on the gradient layer
- Select color overlay
- Blend mode and change the color
- Click okay. Change the opacity.
How to make Gradient on a shape?
Select the shape. You can change the gradient type or your whole gradient from the top drop-down menu.
- Select the shape, double click on the shape layer, a layer style box will open.
- Go to the styles option on the left, and click on the gradient overview. Go to the gradient option and click on it.
- Gradient editor will open, and there you can choose different color and change it.
How to make Gradient on a text?
- Write the text, double click on the text layer, a layer style box will open.
- Go to the styles option on the left, and click on the gradient overview. Go to the gradient option and click on it.
- Gradient editor will open, and there you can choose different color and change it.
How to use transparent Gradients in Photoshop/ How to apply gradient to an image?
Transparent gradients look best on an image
- Go to gradient editor.
- Go to the Basic gradient option and click on the second gradient (foreground to transparent). You can change the foreground color and click okay.
- Create a new layer.
- Choose the type of gradient you want to make, click and drag it from left to right.
How to reset Gradient tool?
If one of your tools is not working or there is some problem you are facing with a tool. Instead of uninstalling or reinstalling Photoshop. Try resetting that particular tool.
To reset any tool, select that tool (gradient tool). Its icon will show on the top bar beside the home icon. Click on the drop-down option. Here you will see a gear bar icon with a drop-down option. Click on it. Click on the reset tool option.
If you want to learn more about Photoshop, check out these articles-
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